Sandisk Cruzer Titanium 2GB flash drive

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I just bought this flash drive. It has a Liquidmetal body, white a fine but very resistent finish. The USB connector is retractable so there is no cap to be lost. It comes with a laynard ring and a removable clip. The speed is amazing, it took like 5 minutes to write 1.9GB of assorted data on it. It came loaded with U3 stuff, which I promptly removed and now it's a regular flash drive.
Highly recomended :thumbup:

Here is a nice review: http://www.everythingusb.com/sandisk_cruzer_titanium_2gb.html

Image from the Sandisk website:

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That's a nice-looking drive. I don't know about speed comparison, but Wife is very happy with the Kingston USB drive I just bought her. We use USB drives at work, from various makers, and all have held up very well - mud and sand, nut sweat, washing machines, etc.

There are some new laptops on the market that use flash memory instead of hard drives. The flash memory is much less expensive and infinitely more durable and reliable.

-Bob
 
I carry a 2GB SanDisk Mini which I wiped and a 1GB SD Mini that I keep the U3 software on. This one sits on my keychain. At times I may need access to my email and documents at home if I have no laptop with me. I can easily access them with the U3. I use Open Office, Avast Antivirus, CruzerSync, and Trillian fo rmy chat program. Around the holidays I bought several for the price of $8 each from Staples.
 
I have the older 512MB version of the Cruzer Titanium. Actually I'm on my 3rd one, they're pretty nice if you get one that doesn't die within the first month.
 
I bought the same one a couple of months ago. I like the fact that it's retractable - no caps to lose! :thumbup:
 
Pretty cool ! What did that cost ya ? I have a few , just got a 512 from Staples that were on clearance for $9.99... too cheap to let it pass sort of thing.
I cant wait till they make them in 40gb capacity. :D
 
Micro Center just had 1G flashes for $9.99, with coupon, $14.99 without.

They were store branded, via ipsgproducts.com.
 
i received a 4gb cruzer from my employer recently and it has the U3 software on it

i run on mac only....how do i remove the software?
 
bandaidman said:
i received a 4gb cruzer from my employer recently and it has the U3 software on it

i run on mac only....how do i remove the software?
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1. you plug it on a Windoze computer :D
2. you use the U3 launchpad menu or a Windows utility you can download from Sandisk to remove all the U3 stuff, including the launchpad.
 
Is flash memory or usb drives affected by airport security scanners? I'd like to take my kingston drive with me on my trip. As well, I just bought a Sandisk MP3 player, which rocks btw. I would assume not, as millions of people travel with them, but any special precautions I need to take??

http://sandisk.com/Music/index.asp
 
This is the first I've heard of U3. Very cool feature, looks like many interesting apps can be had for free...
 
The U3 software isn't exactly 'free'. The drives equipped with U3 generally cost a bit more than drives without.

The U3 software also causes a lot of problems with some computers and has been described as "junky, bloated, and useless" by some reviewers. U3 looks interesting, but I haven't used it myself. Worst-case, it's on par with the 'free' crapware that all off-the-shelf computers are crammed with. Best-case, it works as well as flash-based Linux distros.

-Bob
 
Bob W said:
The U3 software also causes a lot of problems with some computers and has been described as "junky, bloated, and useless" by some reviewers.-Bob
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What would you recommend I get when my USB arrives? I'd like it to be useful and trouble free. Thanks.
 
You don't need any software to use a USB flash drive. You may need special drivers if you're using Windows 98 or older, but XP will automatically detect the USB drive when inserted, no software required.

-Bob
 
I've got the SANDISK Cruzer 4.0GB (black). I needed to remove the U3 software for several reasons (one was that I wanted to boot an OS from the stick). If you look on the U3 forum, you'll find a U3 removal utility.
 
OK, thanks. I run Windows XP, so I'll probably erase the U3 and run the USB drive from XP. Thanks.
 
Yeah, when your USB drive arrives, just stick it in a USB slot on the computer. There may or may not be a desktop popup, but you should see it in "My Computer" as a new drive letter. You can save, erase, and edit files on the drive just like using a floppy.

You can delete the U3 stuff, try it (you might find it useful), or simply ignore it.

You can also load and use free "portable apps" on any usb flash drive, U3 not needed.
http://portableapps.com/

I'm going to have to buy a USB drive of my own just to check this stuff out! It makes me crazy that my computer might have some capability that I haven't explored yet. :)

I wanted to boot an OS from the stick
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I'd like to try that as well. I have many OSes that boot from floppies (small and unreliable) and CDs (can't be written to during use). I think a USB overcomes the limitations of both these media.

-Bob
 
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